Academics

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Applicants for admission to a Bachelor of Science Degree in the Degree Completion Program will be expected to present evidence that they have fulfilled the following requirements:

Completion of the Degree Completion Application for Admission form.

An earned Associate' s degree from a regionally accredited post- secondary institution, or a minimum of 52 semester hours of credit earned at one or more regionally accredited post- secondary institutions.

A recommended cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale for all previously completed course work at the post- secondary level.

Successful completion of Admission Testing if an applicant:

a. has fewer than 52 semester hours, or
b. has a cumulative grade point average of less than 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, or
c. has not passed a credited English course with a grade of C" or better.

If applicants do not successfully complete the admissions test on the first attempt, they are invited to retest. If the admissions test is not successfully completed a second time, applicants are not
allowed entry to the program until a supplemental English course has been passed and the admission test is successfully completed.

Submission of official transcript for all post-secondary course work.

Demonstration of an established method of financing for their educational goals either through financial aid, tuition reimbursement, a payment plan set up with the Business Office,
or a combination of the above.

Exceptions to these requirements are occasionally permitted. An applicant may petition the director of the Degree Completion program he or she is interested in joining, and an ad-hoc committee consisting of the Director of the Division, the Director of the program, the Academic Advisory, and the Admissions Counselor will review all submitted material and will render a final decision.